JUST

JUST

She may be just thirteen but my daughter has this knack
Somehow she just gets me and she always has my backMostly it’s just who she isSometimes it’s just becauseNot entirely sure how she does it yet she often just does

It was just her who noticed when I feltmostly just lonely Tired of too many nightswhen it was just me only She says that she knew itCould just see it in my eyesJust ten years old thenyet exceedingly wise

“You just need a girlfriend,” is just what she said It caught be by surprise and just stayed in my head She was absolutely right Sometimes I was just sad Despite all of the love that I already had

I knew she was right I was just hard to convince I met someone just great And have been happy sinceNot sure just how she knew just how it was How she often seems to know but she just does

She can tickle my funny bone with just a certain word Something I have just said or that she just overheard Can put me in my place with just one line Yet she seldom overdoes itand that’s just fine

Knows when to surprise me when I just need to smile That it’s just the right time when it’s just been a while We can both be impatient when life just gets in the way That it’s just easier to laugh and just get on with your day

Knows just what I need to hear when I start to feel low She just seems to sense itjust seems to know

So much just like her Dad In just so many waysEmotional when she speaks competitive when she plays Wants to see the entire movie from just the very start The importance of just a hug and the music in her heart

A shared impulse to nurtureTogether, just a common easeJust a reflection of myself in much of what she seesA strong, calm understanding that’s more than just DNA I find myself in her eyes and that’s just where I’ll stay

My daughter is just here for me
She enhances my life, just becauseShares this life-long bond with me and I just love that she does